You can clearly see how their relationship is like. How Philip is able to interact with Colin using his interest. How his body language is different with each one. His reaction with what Marina saids, and her vague response. They are showing they are not in a loving marriage. There is no connection and only civil with each other.

I feel that alot of viewers are not realizing that Philip sacrificed his chances of a possible love match for a stranger who was pregnant with his deceased brother's children.

They are building up his character and story for a later season.

So I was rewatching episode 8 of Bridgerton (as one does), and for the first time I noticed that CVD is credited as the writer.

And I’m no longer surprised by the fact that episode 8 is filled to the brim with clever references to future characters and romances.

Starting from Kathony (ft. Anthony being delusional):

Followed by this clever Sophie reference:

And as we know, there are tons of Philoise foreshadowing throughout the entire episode. Starting from Phillip receiving the most book accurate introduction ever, with an abundance of flowers (I’m patiently waiting for a parallel shot of Eloise arriving at Romney Hall and looking up at Phillip’s ancestral home in a few seasons):

and continuing with Eloise and Phillip wearing the same exact color scheme and basically dancing around each other for the entire episode:

And finally my favorite, because it’s the loudest, piece of philoise foreshadowing:

“I thought I could drown in your eyes. I thought”—He moved in closer, his words now as much breath as sound—“I could drown in you.”

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And now their son:

In defense of Lucien Vanserra: His relationship with Elain

I keep seeing posts about how Lucien somehow acted wrong with Elain - that he treated her as property and felt entitled to her time or affection. Now, anyone is free to dislike any character, but this is blatant twisting of the books and I won't stand for it.

First of all,Lucien is as much of a victim in the whole mating bond business as Elain is. He was still mourning Jesminda's death and likely wanted a bond as little as Elain. When it snapped into place, he was clearly shocked.

Then, in acowar, he wanted to get to know her. Perfectly understandable, isn't it? He just found out this female was his soul mate, it's only natural that he'd want to meet her. Still, at NO point does he treat her as property or even imply that he feels she owes him anything. He says that he "just wants to meet her once. To know if she's worth it."

Admittedly, the wording is a little strange. Still, it shows that he doesn't even necessarily want a relationship with Elain. He just wants to see if he even likes her and wants to start something with her.

Then, when he does meet her, he is a perfect gentleman. After seeing she is unwell, he immediately gives up his wish to talk to her without needing to be told. He does not try to seek her out - running into her in the library is pure chance, he was there for a book and had no reason to believe she'd leave her room. During the meeting, he is extremely kind to her, going out of his way to be polite. He notices how unwell she seems and tries to comfort her and make things better for her (e.g. by telling Feyre to take her outside).

Yes, he briefly thinks of her as "his" and tenses up when Azriel goes to the garden with her but... that's his instincts. It is made clear on numerous times that,especially for males, these things are natural and very hard to control. (If you don't like that, I'd understand. But it's the worldbuilding at fault, not Lucien.) The important part is that he does not act on it. If you are going to blame Lucien for that, I hope you also blame Rhys for getting jealous at Tarquin when they visited Summer, breaking Keir's arm over a minor insult, getting into a fight with Cassian and tensing when Feyre so much as smiled at Azriel.

Either way, Lucien at all times respected Elain's boundaries. Pulling at the bond while having tea was perhaps the only time he overstepped, but that was suggested by a healer, with everyone else agreeing, and done in an attempt to help Elain. There is also the fact that he didn't understand what was up with Elain while Azriel did, but 1) no one else did (not even Feyre and Nesta, who knew her all her life) and 2) he still tried to help her in whatever way he could.

At the end of acowar, Lucien makes it clear that he is going to leave Velaris for Elain's comfort, because he knows she doesn't like him around. Keep in mind that ignoring a mating bond can literally drive males insane. He is willing to risk that. He only comes to Velaris because Elain invites him.

Then, after it turns out she doesn't want him there after all, he stays away. He buys her a gift for Solistice, but to me, that is only considerate. Elain, to my knowledge, never told him to leave her alone or anything. She invited him to Velaris once and otherwise ignores him. Since nothing is declared between them, getting her a gift is only polite. It shows that he still has an interest in her, but by leaving immediately, he also shows his readiness to leave her alone if that is her wish. (And yes, it's not the best gift. But he barely knows her and tried to use the obly fact he is aware of to find her a suitable gift.) And Elain's comment about a gift not entiting Lucien to her time or affections is directed at Feyre (who was pushing her to give him a chance), not Lucien.

So please stop making Lucien into the villain! I honestly don't care if you ship Elucien or Elriel (I see the merit of both), but Lucien is no more at fault in the situation with Elain than she is.

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That is all.

The ultimate tragedy of game of thrones is that ghost did not get one pat on the head before Jon left him. Unacceptable.

Honestly, I no longer care for ships anymore. I mean if they crash we still have fanfictions with better stories and writing. The only thing I want now is for Sansa fucking Stark to be the Queen of the North, Riverlands and the Vale.